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<blockquote data-quote="gcause" data-source="post: 78244" data-attributes="member: 1497"><p>Have been researching the Freshwater goldfields.</p><p></p><p>This article is hard to read but it does state that they were getting 8 pennyweight per day (just under half an ounce) or about $550 per day in today's dollars at the current gold price. That's great wages.</p><p></p><p>It also gives a pretty good description of where the top and bottom camps were located. </p><p></p><p>It talks about a Copper lode which I have seen a sign for a suburb / place out towards freshwater. It also mentions a couple of sugar cane plantations by name. </p><p></p><p>Anyone with some local knowledge able to help identify the landmarks they refer to so we can narrow the search area down?</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1497/1400401896_image.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1497/1400401634_image.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcause, post: 78244, member: 1497"] Have been researching the Freshwater goldfields. This article is hard to read but it does state that they were getting 8 pennyweight per day (just under half an ounce) or about $550 per day in today's dollars at the current gold price. That's great wages. It also gives a pretty good description of where the top and bottom camps were located. It talks about a Copper lode which I have seen a sign for a suburb / place out towards freshwater. It also mentions a couple of sugar cane plantations by name. Anyone with some local knowledge able to help identify the landmarks they refer to so we can narrow the search area down? [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1497/1400401896_image.jpg[/img] [img]https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/1497/1400401634_image.jpg[/img] [/QUOTE]
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